Legal Opinion
United States v. Long
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2002No. 01-10084, 01-10181; D.C. No. CR-00-00462-EHC; D.C. No. CR-00-00462-1-EHCPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Long appeals three of the district court’s rulings that occurred during his trial for violating the Child Support Recovery Act (CSRA).1 The Government appeals the district court’s restitution order. We affirm the district court as to its rulings during trial but vacate the restitution order.
A. Exclusion of Evidence
Long’s argument that the district court should have allowed him to present evidence of his ex-wife’s refusal to let him see their children, in violation of the divorce decree, fails. The only elements the Government had to prove were that the defendant had a legal duty…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Long v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002